Russian Museum completes restoration of Aivazovsky’s “The Ninth Wave”
In short
The Russian Museum has completed a scientific restoration of Ivan Aivazovsky’s painting “The Ninth Wave”, state outlets RIA Novosti and TASS and business outlet RBC reported. TASS said restorers strengthened the ground layer and the paint layer across the entire surface of the canvas. RBC reported that the museum’s director general, Alla Manilova, announced the completion, citing TASS.
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The Russian Museum has completed a scientific restoration of Ivan Aivazovsky’s painting “The Ninth Wave”, according to reports from RIA Novosti, TASS and RBC. RBC reported that the museum’s director general, Alla Manilova, announced the completion, citing TASS. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
TASS reported that restorers strengthened the ground layer and the paint layer across the entire surface of the canvas. The reports describe the work as a comprehensive, scientific restoration but give no start date, cost or schedule for returning the painting to display. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The work concerns a painting held by the Russian Museum, a state museum whose restoration projects are reported by Russia’s main state news agencies. The documents give no cost, duration or display date for the restoration, so the significance they support is confined to the museum’s own conservation work.
Key facts
- The Russian Museum completed a scientific restoration of Ivan Aivazovsky’s painting “The Ninth Wave”. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Restorers strengthened the ground layer and the paint layer across the entire surface of the canvas. [ 2 ]
- Museum director general Alla Manilova announced the completion, RBC reported, citing TASS. [ 3 ]
- RIA Novosti, TASS and RBC all reported the completion on 5 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- When the restoration began, how long it took and what it cost. No document gives a start date, duration or cost for the work.
- Whether the painting is back on display and when it will be shown. None of the documents states a display date or the painting’s current location.
- The announcement by director general Alla Manilova appears only in RBC’s report, which attributes it to TASS. Single-source attribution: the other two documents do not name the museum’s director general.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- RIA Novosti reports that the Russian Museum has completed restoration of Aivazovsky’s “The Ninth Wave”. [ 1 ]
- TASS reports the museum carried out a comprehensive restoration, saying restorers strengthened the ground and paint layer across the whole surface. [ 2 ]
- RBC reports the completion, naming museum director general Alla Manilova and citing TASS. [ 3 ]